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Melissa Aguilar

Melissa Aguilar

Senior Editor, Features at Chron.com

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Civic leaders focus on Houston’s philanthropic future

Houston civic and business leaders looked to the future of philanthropy at the Future of...
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Here, Hodor! 'Game of Thrones' characters inspire dog names

Wag! combed through the million-plus dog names in its database to find dogs christened...
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Urban Harvest sells trees for Houston area

Urban Harvest sells trees for Houston area
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Whip up an easy strawberry shortcake dessert - Chron

Need a quick dessert that will impress your Fourth of July guests? Take advantage of the beautiful strawberries in season and try this no-fuss strawberry shortcake recipe that The Cheese Twins, Charlie and Michael Kalish of Food Network, created to pair with Meiomi Rosé. We found Madagascar Vanilla Crème Fraîche at Whole Foods.Keep the ingredients on hand for an easy summer treat anytime friends drop by.Vanilla Crème Fraiche Strawberry ShortcakeServes 5By The Cheese Twins for MeiomiIngredients2…
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Whole Foods launches Beauty Week with product specials - Chron

As beautiful as a spring day: It’s Beauty Week at Whole Foods Market, which means special discounts on natural beauty products. All makeup, facial care, hair care, nail polish and makeup brushes will be 25 percent off March 21-27. On Friday, March 23, stores will offer beauty bags featuring products from Alba, Dr. Hauschka, Evanhealy, Mineral Fusion, Trilogy, Burt’s Bees and Weleda for $20 apiece, while supplies last. The included products are valued at $100. Whole Foods Market has created its o…
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Houston Culinary Guild honors longtime food editor Ann Criswell

Houston Culinary Guild hosted “An Evening with a Living Legend: Ann Criswell” at...
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Dennis Quaid concert raises money for Bellaire first responders

Dennis Quaid made a homecoming trip to Bellaire to shake, rattle and roll the hamlet out of its post-Harvey funk.He helped the community raise $100,000 for first responders with his concert at the town pavilion, billed as the Bellaire Brave block party.“This is a great community where people really care about each other,” Quaid said. “It’s a place of hope and optimism.“One third of the homes in Bellaire flooded during Hurricane Harvey, and the town’s first responders worked around the clock help…
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What’s blooming? Butterflies flock to these flowers

Houston gardeners shared these photos of plants blooming in their summer beds.
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What's blooming? Hibiscus is a showy favorite in Houston gardens

Houston-area gardeners haven’t given up on their gardens. Hibiscus, lilies and pentas fill our sunny beds, while impatiens and gingers add intrigue to our shade gardens. A couple of gardeners have reported success with the dinnerplate dahlia, an heirloom favorite. Our readers shared these photos of plants that beat the heat. What’s working in your garden? Send photos of your successes and gardening tips (with “blooming” in the subject line) to melissa.aguilar@chron.com.
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Lone Star Museum gala takes flight

John Nau, chairman of the Texas Historical Commission and CEO of Silver Eagle...
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'This Is Us' ends its season on a bittersweet note - Chron

The season finale of “This Is Us” is over, and we still don’t know what happens to Jack. But we’re so glad he didn’t have an accident driving under the influence, as the show’s foreshadowing has implied. That just wouldn’t be a fitting end for this character we have come to love and respect. The season-ender focuses on Jack (played by 28-year-old Milo ) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) before the “Big 3″ – Kevin, Kate and Randall -- came along.In the show’s signature fIashbacks, we find out Jack is a V…
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Readers create works of art for Chronicle’s annual coloring contest

Kids young and old entered the Houston Chronicle Coloring Contest 2017.
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Readers create works of art for Chronicle's annual coloring contest...

Who says coloring is for kids? When we published Chronicle artist Nadya Shakoor’s drawing of Texas animals in the Dec. 25 issue of Zest, we had no idea how much adults like to color. We should have seen it coming with the wealth of grown-up coloring books published in the past year. “I have not had this much fun since I was a little girl,” wrote Tiny Albert, who is “88 years young.” “This is what you get when you don’t put an age limit. Haha!” We wouldn’t dream of it, Tiny. Our contest entrants…
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After rocky start, Chip and Joanna Gaines are transforming Waco wit...

Chip and Joanna Gaines weren’t always titans of the remodeling business. In the early...
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Galleria spruces up Santa Central for the perfect photo opp - Chron

Get your lists ready, kids. Put on your Sunday best and head to the Galleria for a photo with Santa.Santa Central has gotten a makeover. Old St. nick is framed by glistening archways, white birch trees, Christmas trees -- and wrapped presents galore.You can get comfy on his family-sized throne, perfect for pictures.The Galleria has spruced up its holiday décor, which includes lots of festive selfie backdrops, giant illuminated ornaments and twinkling trees. The Ice Rink’s signature Christmas tr…
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Photographer captures the majesty of the national parks in... - Chron

When Mark Burns [/search/?action=search&channel=life%2Ftravel&inlineLink=1&searchindex=property&query=%22Mark+Burns%22] set out to photograph all 59 national parks for the National Park Service Centennial [/search/?action=search&channel=life%2Ftravel&inlineLink=1&searchindex=property&query=%22National+Park+Service+Centennial%22], he wanted his photos to be timeless. He shot in black and white as a bridge to the early photographers - Ansel Adams [/search/?action=search&channel=life%2Ftravel&inlin…
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Mickey Rosmarin, owner of Tootsies and fashion arbiter, dies

Mickey Rosmarin [/search/?action=search&channel=life%2Fstyle%2Ffashion&inlineLink=1&searchindex=property&query=%22Mickey+Rosmarin%22], who influenced the style of Houston’s social set as the owner of Tootsies, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 63.For more than 40 years, he was a fixture on Houston’s fashion scene. He dressed the city’s trendsetters.Rosmarin hosted many social and charity events at the store, which relocated in 2011 from its Highland Village digs to a ultra-modern fashion pal…
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'Downton Abbey' characters inspire garden roses

If you aren’t ready to let go of “Downton Abbey,” which concludes its sixth and final...
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Truffle challenge brings out the best

First place went to Kata Robata’s team helmed by Manabu Horiuchi for a truffle and cold...
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Fayette County's painted churches mix reverence with whimsy

The painted churches of Fayette County are the most famous; four are included on a...
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Re-opened border crossing, Big Bend supporters boost fortunes in Bo...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK – Fortunes have changed in Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico, a tiny little village just a stone’s throw over the Rio Grande River from Big Bend National Park. It’s been two years since the popular crossing from the park to Boquillas reopened to tourists. Friday, both sides celebrated the cooperation it took to get the crossing back open. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and her Mexican counterpart, Juan José Guerra Abud, Mexico’s secretary of the environment and natural…